Mahogany Rocking Chair

The Weeks Rocker®
in mahogany
$1750

I took this photo one spring afternoon as the sun set behind the live oak by the little lake.  I did not leave without sitting a spell.  "Spell" is the right word — a magical, entranced, and timeless rejuvenation.

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Gary,

I have to tell you how thrilled I am with the rocker.  It is incredibly comfortable, just as you said it would be.  The mahogany is also a perfect fit and perfect match for our adobe home.  It couldn't be more perfect.

My husband and mother and I are all in love with the piece, it is a real work of art and I know will be an heirloom in the family.

Many many thanks,
B.F.
Taos, New Mexicomore testimonials

Note that the seats of our mahogany rocking chairs are constructed differently from those of our chairs in other woods.

Mahogany is durable in the weather.  It is often used as trim on boats, so we use it for our rocking chairs that may see duty on porches.  Without changing the surface contours, we have re-invented the construction of the seat to accommodate changes in humidity.  (See Wood and Moisture.)  While we chose mahogany and adapted the rocking chair to answer the call for a porch rocker, many of these chairs live indoors.  We can finish the mahogany rocking chairs for indoor or outdoor use, but we do not change the construction of the seat.

Mahogany is surprisingly light when newly worked.  Surprising because of the connotation of "mahogany color."  But the wood darkens and becomes richer in a few months.  The figure of mahogany is subtle.

Occasional dark mineral streaks, iridescence, and small, tight knots occur as character marks.

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When mahogany logs reached Europe from the "New World," they changed cabinetmaking forever and have been relentlessly harvested ever since.  Now mahogany trees are endangered in much of their range.  All of the mahogany* in our catalogued furniture is is Forest Stewardship Council certified. This means that the wood comes from forests that are managed for perpetuity.

* On very rare occasion (not once a year), we have had to buy a small amount of uncertified wood to stay on schedule or produce custom work.  If it is important that your furniture be chain-of-custody certified, we will make sure that it is.